BMW530i
BMW530i
BMW530i
View My AgentPage

Print this Page | Digg It | del.icio.us

Tags: BMW won't join German carmakers' U.S. diesel push

Tag Link: BMW won't join German carmakers' U.S. diesel push

BMW won't join German carmakers' U.S. diesel push
FRANKFURT, Nov 22 (Reuters) - BMW will not join forces with German carmakers Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen and Audi to market clean diesels in the United States under the BLUETEC name. While Volkswagen and Mercedes already sell diesels in the U.S. market, BMW has no plans to do so any time soon and declines to use the BLUETEC name, currently being used to help sell Mercedes-Benz E 320s that run on ultra low sulphur diesel in the U.S.
The world's biggest premium carmaker, a fierce rival of DaimlerChrysler's luxury Mercedes brand, first wants to develop a urea-based technology to reduce nitrogen oxides before considering a sustained entry into the U.S. diesel market.
"We are in the process of thinking of a name that is different from BLUETEC," a spokesman for BMW said on Wednesday.

Helped by diesel fuel subsidies, diesels make up around half of the western European car market but traditionally they have been a tough sell for passenger cars in the U.S.
Widespread misperceptions of diesels as dirty and loud, regulatory hurdles and diesels' extra expense -- they cost around $2,000 more than petrol engines -- have limited their appeal in the past.
But last month's advent of diesel fuel in the U.S. with a low sulphur content of just 15 parts per million has opened a window for carmakers to highlight diesel's far better fuel economy and robust towing power. Diesels typically get around 30 percent better mileage than petrol engines.
Volkswagen, Audi and Mercedes consequently want to push diesels under the BLUETEC name as an alternative technology to counter the success of Toyota's hybrids.
"Three brands have more power," a Volkswagen spokesman said on Wednesday, adding Mercedes' sister brand Chrysler would also join the alliance at a later date.
A formal announcement was due on Nov. 28 ahead of the Los Angeles car show.
Developed by Mercedes-Benz and diesel injection system specialist Bosch, BLUETEC with AdBlue lets cars meet the stringent U.S. emissions norm, Bin 5, which goes into effect in 2009.
Due in 2008, the AdBlue system uses urea-based additives to cut nitrogen oxide emissions and thus meet clean air rules in all 50 U.S. states.



Comments:

Images hosted in your AgentSpace can now be posted in the comments section using the following syntax (case matters):
[img]IMAGE URL[/img]
Example: [img]http://agent004.myautospies.com/users/150/Sample-Gallery/sample1.JPG[/img]
IamEvilHomerIamEvilHomer - 11/24/2006 2:32:05 PM
0 BoostDrop the Boost Up the Boost
so BMW being an independent company wants to see how the innovators do it before they stick their necks out. Sounds very asian to me

reply to this comment
IamEvilHomerIamEvilHomer - 11/25/2006 4:46:06 AM
+1 BoostDrop the Boost Up the Boost
Microsoft didn't invent the OS but they sure kicked but with it

ASF ? Quattro? DSG (to be copied by BMW soon) FSI with Turbo FWD CVT

because there was some weirdo flying a plane years before the wright brothers dosen't meen anything if he can't do anything good with his invention

Audi has made the most of production tech

Oh i forgot the TDI W12 R10

no inovation there right ?

reply to this comment
chewychewy - 11/25/2006 1:59:44 PMView My AgentSpace
+1 BoostDrop the Boost Up the Boost
Wrong, the Caterpillar Lola used the rebadged VW V10 TDI diesel. Here is proof.

"Late in 2003, Taurus Sports approached Perkins with an idea - to use the VW 5.0 litre, V10 PDi engine as the basis of a diesel powered Lola racecar "

"Unrestricted engines rated at 313hp were procured from our local VW dealer, "

http://www.perkins.com/cda/components/fullArticle?m=96605&x=7&id=284098

reply to this comment
S4cabriofoxoneS4cabriofoxone - 11/26/2006 7:23:56 PMView My AgentSpace
+1 BoostDrop the Boost Up the Boost
And, the R10 is lauded for being the first SUCCESSFUL diesel racecar in the series. Lola wasn't nearly as good.

reply to this comment
chewychewy - 11/23/2006 9:38:22 PMView My AgentSpace
0 BoostDrop the Boost Up the Boost
Too bad for them.

reply to this comment
S4cabriofoxoneS4cabriofoxone - 11/23/2006 10:16:24 PMView My AgentSpace
0 BoostDrop the Boost Up the Boost
No, I don't think that's a smart move at all. If BMW wants a piece of the pie, they have to give their diesel cars an image. By the time (if they do) reach the American market, BMW diesels won't be nearly as well known as Mercedes or Audi diesels.

reply to this comment
BMW530iBMW530i - 11/24/2006 6:16:19 AM
-1 BoostDrop the Boost Up the Boost
Good point.


Autoegr525Autoegr525 - 11/24/2006 12:12:00 AM
+1 BoostDrop the Boost Up the Boost
I say offer a diesel in the new X5 and bring the 535d over in a limited run just to establish a presence in the emerging diesel market.

reply to this comment
S4cabriofoxoneS4cabriofoxone - 11/24/2006 11:32:48 AMView My AgentSpace
+2 BoostDrop the Boost Up the Boost
Pretty much exactly what I said.

I think people would love cars like that. E420 CDI, 535d, A8 4.2 TDI, etc...


synxsynx - 11/26/2006 12:28:53 AM
+1 BoostDrop the Boost Up the Boost
i dont mind what BMW do, as long as they don't go crazy with hybrid cars. hydrogen sounds very promising as an alternative fuel to petrol/diesel. the only big drawbacks are
1)dangerous to transport hydrogen
2)need to establish hydrogen stations throughout the world
3)takes up a lot of space

reply to this comment
To post a comment for this story, you must first Login.

If you do not have an account, you will need to Register (It's Free!).

Most Recent Stories
The Genesis is stealing sales, but from who?Maserati MC Sport Line Package for the GranTurismoProduction 2009 Honda Insight Hybrid RevealedUAW Feels The Heat And Suspends Job Bank And Delays Trust Payments Until 2010The All New Mazda3 5 Door Hatch Debuts In BolognaDoes It Have What It Takes To Be At The Top? The 2010 Audi A5 and S5 Cabriolet - Quick Reference GuideOut of Time, Out of Money, Out of Options GM Spirals Into The AbyssPorsche Panamera Tuned by 9ff and Russian firm's Top Car and CardiBreaking: 2009 BMW Z4 UnveiledVolkswagen Scirocco Studie R Concept unveiled in BolognaAll-New Mazda3 Hatch Unveiled at Bologna Motor ShowDetroit's Big 3 request totals $34 billionMichelin presents Active Wheel systemAudi anticipates record sales in 2008Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback to feature Ralliart and GTS EditionsNovember Luxury Car Sales - Is Infiniti ready for a flagship?UPDATED: First Audi A5/S5 Convertible Photos- STUDS or DUDS? Why No Hardtop?V8 Car Cookout: Bratwurst (Audi S5), Beef Teriyaki (Lexus IS-F) or Bacon Cheeseburgers (Challenger SRT-8)?GM Says It Will Sacrific SAAB, Saturn, Hummer, And Hobble Pontiac For Federal FundsNissan Sales Sour By 44.4% In November: Infiniti Drops 28.0% UPDATED: Audi Sales Ends The Free Ride By Skidding 25.4% In NovemberDETROIT AUTO SHOW: Audi Flexes It's Muscle And Is Set To Debut V10 R8 Sports-CarHonda Civic sales down nearly 30%, Toyota Highlander sales up nearly 50%Chrysler Outpaces GM To The Bottom Of The Heap: November Sales Fall 47%Ford Asks Congress For $9 Billion In Stand By Credit But Has No Plans To Use ItGM Sales Out Does Them All In A Bad Way: Sales Implode 41.3% In November2010 Nissan GT-R Spec V Reportedly Will Cost $160,000 but Not Get More hpJaguar and Land Rover in Big Trouble as Tata on the BubbleMercedes Benz Sales Crumble 38.2% In NovemberMazda Sales Tank 31.3% For NovemberHyundai Makes Everyone Else Look Good In November By Falling 40%Porsche and BMW to Halt Production Honda Sales Falter 30.6% In November: Acura Freefalls 38.9%The World Bids Farewell to the YugoBMW Sales Plummet 36.1% Mini Sales Explode 43.1% In NovemberGM Ceases All Corporate Jet Flights: To Sell Remaining JetsToyota Sales Spiral In November Down 33.9%: Lexus Basement Bound Down 34.7%FOMOCO Sales Continue To Flatline: Down 30.6% In NovemberVolkswagen Finally Fumbles In 2008: November Sales Drop 19.2%Japanese and South Korean Car Sales Plummet in NovemberComparison Test: 2008 BMW M5 vs. 2009 Cadillac CTS-V vs. 2009 Mercedes-Benz C63The Big Three Bailout According to SNLNissan 370Z goes from 0 to 60 in the same time as the BMW M3Mulally chooses Escape Hybrid for D.C. road tripFisker to unveil production Karma Hybrid in DetroitToyota Halts Production And Cuts Management Bonuses To Maintain Positive CashflowChrysler says 2011 Charger and 300 will pass fuel-economy standards2009 GMC Yukon XL DenaliFORD CEO Alan Mulally Will Drive to Washington D.C. To BEG For Money - But What Car Will He Drive To D.C.? His Lexus, OR Perhaps Maybe a Ford Product?Industry Sales Likely To Be Down 28% In November GM May Fare Worse